初中英语完型填空

It's hard to be an astronaut's son.Everyone expects you to be （1）　　 .I'm jut a normal eleven﹣year﹣ old kid.My father is so good at everything.I often wonder （2）　 　 my father ever had a son like me.

    One morning，my teacher announced a（3）　　 Day essay（散文）competition for the whole school.What would I（4）　　 ？My father is an astronaut.I would start out with that.No，I decided I wouldn't do that.The whole country and maybe even the whole （5）　　saw my father as an astronaut， （6）　　 that wasn't the way I saw him.

    How did I（7）　 　 my father？Hmm...

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I was little and had a nightmare.I saw him teaching me how to throw a baseball.

    I remembered him hugging me for hours when my dog was killed by a car.And I remembered how he （8）　 me with a new little dog at my eighth birthday party.These were the things I was going to write about my dad.To me，he wasn't（9）　　 a world﹣famous astronaut，he was my dad.

    On Thursday night，the winning essays would be（10）　 　 in the hall with all the parents and students present.When the third prize was announced and it wasn't me，I was relieved and （11）　 　 at the same time.Then the second prize.It was me!I went up to the stage and read my essay "My Father's Son. "I watched my parents as I read.

    When I finished reading，the audience（观众）applauded（鼓掌）.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's （12）　　 .Dad （13）　　 his throat，and put his hand on my shoulder， "Son，this is the proudest moment of my life. "

    It was the proudest moment of my life，too.Maybe I'll （14）　　be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize，but just then，it was （15）　 　 just to be my father's son.

（1）A.perfect	B.happy	C.tall	D.lovely
（2）A.when	B.how	C.where	D.whether
（3）A.Children's	B.Mother's	C.Teachers'	D.Father's
（4）A.write	B.take	C.send	D.make
（5）A.school	B.family	C.city	D.world
（6）A.so	B.and	C.but	D.for
（7）A.care	B.see	C.help	D.ask
（8）A.frightened	B.worried	C.surprised	D.tired
（9）A.simply	B.really	C.certainly	D.clearly
（10）A.finished	B.read	C.written	D.published
（11）A.happy	B.disappointed	C.excited	D.thankful
（12）A.face	B.ear	C.head	D.back
（13）A.hurt	B.broke	C.cleared	D.picked
（14）A.ever	B.still	C.even	D.never
（15）A.natural	B.enough	C.fair	D.wise

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    One Friday night，a poor art student Joseph was playing the violin at New York subway station.In front of him was a （1）　 　 with a few dollars.He needed some more money for his tuition （学费）.

    Joseph was playing his last piece of music when a middle﹣aged man who looked excited（2）　　 and put a 50﹣dollar banknote （钞票） into the hat.Joseph nodded to the man （3）　　.

    The next （4）　　，Joseph came to the same place as usual. （5）　　from the night before，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.The paper said， "Last night，a gentleman put something unexpected into my hat （6）　　.Please come to get it."

    Interested，many passers﹣by stopped，wondering what the unexpected thing could be.Just then，a man （7）　　through the crowd to Joseph and shouted excitedly， "Thank God you're here.I knew you are a（n） （8）　 　 man."

    "Did you lose something，sir？" asked Joseph.

    The man nodded， "Yes，a lottery ticket."

    Joseph took out a ticket， "Is this one （9）　　？"

    The gentleman （10）　　 the ticket and then hugged Joseph tightly，saying "Thank you，thank you，young man."

    It turned out that the middle﹣aged man （11）　　the ticket the other day and was excited to find that he was the lucky （12）　 　 of ＄100，000.Overjoyed，he took out a （13）　　 banknote and put it in Joseph's hat on his way home. （14）　　，the lottery ticket was also thrown in.When Joseph found it was a winning lottery ticket，he decided to return it to the owner.To thank Joseph，the owner （15）　 　 him ＄500 as a gift.

    Joseph's honesty paid off.

（1）A.basket	B.hat	C.box	D.bag
（2）A.stopped	B.left	C.called	D.refused
（3）A.sadly	B.busily	C.thankfully	D.disappointedly
（4）A.morning	B.afternoon	C.midnight	D.night
（5）A.Different	B.Separate	C.Far	D.Tired
（6）A.by mistake	B.on purpose	C.in public	D.with difficulty
（7）A.climbed	B.pulled	C.rushed	D.circled
（8）A.poor	B.honest	C.wise	D.clever
（9）A.his	B.ours	C.hers	D.yours
（10）A.pushed	B.dropped	C.checked	D.showed
（11）A.found	B.received	C.printed	D.bought
（12）A.loser	B.winner	C.supporter	D.finder
（13）A.10﹣dollar	B.20﹣dollar	C.50﹣dollar	D.100﹣dollar
（14）A.However	B.So	C.Besides	D.Again
（15）A.borrowed	B.offered	C.required	D.lent

"I don't want to go，Miss White.I'm frightened （害怕的），very frightened，" Monica told her teacher.

     Monica was a very（1）　　girl.She always sat at the back of the classroom，（2）　　 or taking notes.Every Monday morning，there would be a special show in her class and one student would be（3）　　 to make a speech about his or her dream.Miss White hoped that Monica could have a try the next week.But she refused.

      "I know that it seems（4）　　 for you，but it will help you build up your confidence，" said Miss White.Monica was lost in thought.

      The next day，Monica came to Miss White's office.Miss White was（5）　 　 that she would take the chance.Miss White red﹣penciled her manuscript （手稿） of speech，corrected her（6）　　，and even helped with her body language.She advised Monica to practice，to（7）　　 that she was

speaking confidently in font of her class.（8）　 　 a whole week，Monica practiced speaking in font of her imaginary friends and teacher.Behind the locked door of her bedroom，she told them about her（9）　　.

      Finally，Monday arrived.（10）　　 Monica was called upon to give her speech，she（11）　　and walked to the front of the class without any notes，in a show of confidence.Monica's successful performance brought everyone a great（12）　　.The whole class clapped （鼓掌） for a full minute when she completed her speech.Miss White（13）　 　.She had known that Monica would make it when she（14）　D　 took her first step to overcome （克服） her fear of speaking in public.

      From that day，Monica's life changed for the better.At the age of 23，she became a news reader.People who see her on television now will find it hard to（15）　 　 that she was once a shy girl who refused to speak up in class.

（1）A.active	B.lazy	C.quiet	D.polite
（2）A.reading	B.singing	C.talking	D.laughing
（3）A.warned	B.forced	C.caught	D.chosen
（4）A.difficult	B.important	C.necessary	D.interesting
（5）A.mad	B.glad	C.bored	D.afraid
（6）A.instruction	B.conversation	C.explanation	D.pronunciation
（7）A.realize	B.examine	C.imagine	D.introduce
（8）A.By	B.For	C.With	D.Along
（9）A.job	B.hobby	C.dream	D.promise
（10）A.When	B.Until	C.Since	D.Though
（11）A.woke up	B.looked up	C.stood up	D.dressed up
（12）A.secret	B.thought	C.decision	D.surprise
（13）A.agreed	B.smiled	C.answered	D.regretted
（14）A.easily	B.luckily	C.quickly	D.bravely
（15）A.expect	B.believe	C.discuss	D.express

It started 30 years ago with a squirrel.A few months after I had moved into a downtown（1）　 　，my next﹣door neighbor，Nicole Figaro，knocked，asking for help with a squirrel that had gotten into her flat.

    I frightened the unexpected （2）　　 away and made a new friend.Soon Nicole was inviting me over for dinner or （3）　　 home﹣made food at my door.When I went to my beach house，Nicole helped （4）　　 my mail and water my plants.And when she traveled as a flight attendant，I did the same for her.Wherever she went，she'd （5）　　 to bring me wonderful gifts，but her smile has been the greatest of all.

    In 1997，I had a lovely child and it was Nicole who took care of me and him.Years later，I returned the favour.I helped out when her husband was sick， （6）　 　 her and giving her support.More and more，we drew inspiration from each other.

    （7）　　 ，the pandemic hit.My husband was out of work and my son couldn't be back to Britain because of the virus.I was （8）　　 about them.Nicole helped my family to prepare for the pandemic and shared necessities with me.Without her，I couldn't go through（9）　　times.

    A（10）　 　 might separate our flats and masks can separate the viruses，but nothing is able to separate our hearts.

（1）A.house	B.flat	C.street	D.area
（2）A.customer	B.host	C.guest	D.enemy
（3）A.selling	B.making	C.posting	D.leaving
（4）A.look for	B.copy down	C.pick up	D.hold out
（5）A.forget	B.keep	C.think	D.remember
（6）A.helping out	B.staying with	C.smiling at	D.depending on
（7）A.Especially	B.Actually	C.Generally	D.Unluckily
（8）A.worried	B.mad	C.nervous	D.serious
（9）A.exciting	B.simple	C.difficult	D.good
（10）A.room	B.wall	C.yard	D.garden

The Picture of Peace

    When Mike was seven，he knew his dream was to be a photographer.He kept working on it for years.Recently，he was trying to take a picture of a sunset（日落） to enter the school （1）　　 competition.

    "Mom，it has been cloudy these days.I don't think I can get this picture!" Mike complained.

    "Why not use one of your photos on the computer？" suggested Mom.

    "I can't﹣the rules say the photos have to be taken with a traditional camera.We hand in a roll of film，it gets developed（冲洗胶卷） ，and we（2）　　one photo for the competition. "

    "Why is a sunset so important？" Mom asked.

    "The（3）　 　of the competition is peace，" Mike explained， "and I feel most peaceful seeing a sunset."

    Zach，his six﹣year﹣old brother came out of the bedroom. " Hey，you want to take a picture of me？Look!" He put both arms over his head.

    "Not right now，" said Mike，laughing.

    That very afternoon，Mike felt excited when he saw clear skies.He carefully lined up his shot（镜头） and waited（4）　　till the sun reached the ground.

    "That's it!Perfect!" he shouted cheerfully.

    The next morning，Mike noticed he could take one more picture to complete the roll of film，so he walked into Zach's room.Zach was （5）　　quietly with a teddy bear under his arm.Mike didn't wake Zach up，and carefully took a picture of him.

    A week later，Mike got the photos.The sunset picture was the one he was most（6）　 　to see.There it was!It was as nearly perfect as Mike had expected.

    Then，he looked through the other photos.Suddenly，he stopped.His eyebrows（眉毛） rose as he （7）　　the photo of Zach.He looked back at the photo of the sunset，which seemed less perfect now.He （8）　　the two choices.Finally，he decided to hand in the photo of Zach for the competition.

（1）A.violin	B.tennis	C.photo	D.chess
（2）A.choose	B.collect	C.describe	D.design
（3）A.prize	B.topic	C.result	D.purpose
（4）A.politely	B.bravely	C.hopefully	D.secretly
（5）A.playing	B.reading	C.writing	D.sleeping
（6）A afraid	B.eager	C.surprised	D.confused
（7）A.studied	B.shared	C.copied	D.fixed
（8）A.changed	B.offered	C.accepted	D.weighed

It is a basic ability for humans to tell more from less.Surprisingly，a number of animals（1）　　this ability too.They will（2）　　more of something.Horses，for example，will go for a group of three apples instead of two apples.

    This ability is（3）　 　to animals in lots of ways.It helps them（4）　　the larger group of friends.Many fishes，for example，join groups for（5）　　.If a predator （掠食动物）comes，a fish in a group of 40 is less possible to become lunch than a fish in a group of 10.So if a fish has a choice between two groups，it's safer to join the（6）　 　one.A sense of number even helps keep the（7）　　.For example，a monkey group will avoid fights with other groups when they find their（8）　 　is not an advantage.

    Also，the ability to do simple（9）　　is a sure thing for some animals.They（10）　　the difference between one，two，and three.

    Some others can count much higher than three.

（1）A.have	B.miss	C.doubt	D.hate
（2）A.grow	B.cook	C.pick	D.leave
（3）A.fresh	B.useful	C.correct	D.direct
（4）A.hide	B.beat	C.push	D.find
（5）A.safety	B.holiday	C.discussion	D.exercise
（6）A.faster	B.larger	C.busier	D.quieter
（7）A.secret	B.interest	C.peace	D.record
（8）A.age	B.number	C.time	D.speed
（9）A.counting	B.jumping	C.dancing	D.swimming
（10）A.mix	B.like	C.ask	D.know

When I was young，I was interested in Chinese movies that I wanted to know more about Chinese culture like Kungfu and Xiqu.I often（1）　　to go to China one day.

    Luckily，when I was learning theater at university，I was provided with a chance to study（2）　　.There was a programme study Asian theater arts either in China or in India.I（3）　 　to go to China and learn Beijing Opera in a Chinese theater school.The school offered me a place to practice.It was good（4）　　I could practice whenever I wanted.Also I had（5）　 　lessons ﹣the teacher would give me one﹣to﹣one class for three hour.That was the best part of my study in China.I do appreciate（感激）this chance to（6）　　the beautiful art!

    I got a lot from my study in China.It has greatly（7）　　me and helped me develop into a more skillful（8）　　.This Chinese art gives me plenty of（9）　　so I can use them when I perform （表演）other shows in Europe.I have（10）　　an art center to teach Beijing Opera，Now there are more fans of Beijing Opera in my country.

（1）A.chose	B.managed	C.forgot	D.dreamed
（2）A.here	B.inside	C.abroad	D.online
（3）A.failed	B.decided	C.regretted	D.continued
（4）A.until	B.though	C.unless	D.because
（5）A.easy	B.private	C.boring	D.social
（6）A.learn	B.expect	C.test	D.celebrate
（7）A influenced	B.troubled	C.guarded	D.controlled
（8）A.writer	B.doctor	C.actor	D.pilot
（9）A.orders	B.clothes	C.tools	D.poems
（10）A.kept off	B.broken into	C pointed out	D.set up

"Everybody， it' s time for our group project． Let's get to work!" says Ms．White．

Amy is the leader of one group． She is not （1） 　　forward to working with her group because a boy named Ray is always absent from the group meetings．He doesn′ t follow the rules ，and he（2） 　　to do any work．This slows the whole group down．

Amy considers telling Ms．White about these problems， but she doesn't   want to get Ray in trouble．（3） 　　， she decides to talk to him and find out what the（4） 　　is． She says，"Everyone is working hard on our project． But so far， you haven't done anything． Is there something wrong？"

Ray thinks（5） 　　 for a few seconds， and finally says， "It' s not that I don't want to be in the （6） 　　．Sometimes， I don' t really understand the things we' re learning． I know it' s not fair， but I don't want to say something stupid， so I do（7） 　　．

Now Amy understands． Ray isn't （8） 　　he just needs help!"From now on， she says，"I will do my best to help you feel more confident （自信的）． Then you can do your share， and it will be （9） 　　for everyone．"Thank you! I'll try hard to do my part．" says Ray．

Amy feels happy． She realizes that（10） 　　about problems is better than keeping them as secrets．

（1）A． putting	B． looking	C． carrying	D． taking
（2）A． likes	B． wants	C． agrees	D． refuses
（3）A．Instead	B． Also	C． Although	D． And
（4）A． advice	B． purpose	C． problem	D． suggestion
（5）A． quietly	B． happily	C． strangely	D． surprisingly
（6）A． class	B． group	C． school	D． work
（7）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（8）A．friendly	B． honest	C． brave	D．lazy
（9）A．fair	B． unfair	C． lucky	D． unlucky
（10）A． caring	B． talking	C． thinking	D． dealing

Blue whales are the largest animals in the world．But they are amazing（1） 　　because of their huge size， but their slow heartbeat．

For the first time， scientists have researched the（2） 　　of a blue whale．They found （3） 　　when blue whales dive（潜水） for food， their heart rates（心率） are as（4） 　　as 2 beats per （每） minute（bpm）．Scientists used to（5） 　　that their diving heart rate was 15 bpm．When the whales go to the ocean's（6） 　　to breathe， their heart rate is between 25 and 37 bpm．

Usually， the larger an animal is，（7） 　　its heart beats， since it takes more time to pump （输送） blood around（8） 　　body．Shrews， the smallest mammals（哺乳动物） ， have a heart rate of up to 1，000 bpm．Humans usually stay between 60 and 100 bpm．

（9） 　　slowing their heart rate， blue whales can send more blood to the muscles（肌肉） that they use（10） 　　．These muscles become stronger， allowing the whales to dive for longer periods of time．

（1）A．neither	B．either	C．not only	D．although
（2）A．heartbeat	B．body size	C．diving	D．food
（3）A．it	B．that	C．once	D．if
（4）A．many	B．little	C．fast	D．slow
（5）A．regard	B．expect	C．think	D．doubt
（6）A．bottom	B．surface	C．center	D．side
（7）A．the slower	B．slower	C．the faster	D．faster
（8）A．it's	B．its	C．his	D．her
（9）A．By	B．In	C．On	D．At
（10）A．to pump blood	B．to eat	C．to breathe	D．to dive

Nowadays， phone calls and messages help us get in touch with others． It means that we seldom write letters now． But a TV show， Letters Alive （《见字如面》）， is bringing back this old habit．

Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses， but there are no funny jokes or competitions． It's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter． The letters were written by people from different times in history． For example， in one period， they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941． The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future．

"Every letter opens another world for us，" according to Guan Zhangwen， the director of the TV show． "We can also touch the heart of the writers'．" Since its first period on Dec． 5， Letters Alive has been widely praised． Many audiences （观众） said that it had provided a breath of fresh air to today's TV shows．

Besides Letters Alive， some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences． Chinese Poetry Conference is a traditional Chinese poetry competition． And Readers invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote． It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest．

（1）Letters Alive， a TV show， invites famous people to 　　．

A．	tell audiences jokes
B．	read and share letters
C．	walk up to a microphone to sing
D．	take part in different competitions

（2）According to the passage， which sentence is RIGHT？ 　　

A．	Xiao Hong missed her brother but had no hopes for his future．
B．	The heart of the writers' can be touched by reading letters．
C．	Letters Alive is not popular enough to audiences．
D．	Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems．

（3）How many cultural TV shows are there in the passage？ 　　

A．	One．
B．	Two．
C．	Three．
D．	Four．

（4）Chinese audiences 　　these cultural TV shows．

A．	like
B．	dislike
C．	show no interest in
D．	doubt about

（5）Which is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Phones Have Taken the Place of Letters
B．	Welcome to Our Cultural TV Shows
C．	Letters Make Us Communicate
D．	Cultural TV Shows Are Becoming Popular

You may know the English letters A， B and C． But do you know there are people called ABCs？ You may like eating bananas．But do you know there are such people with the name of "banana persons"？ Are these people from "another planet （星球）"？ No． They are just Chinese people like you and me．

ABC means American﹣born﹣Chinese． An ABC is a Chinese， but was born in the United States． Sometimes， people call an ABC a "banana person"． A banana is yellow outside and white inside． So， a "banana person" is white inside ﹣﹣ thinking like a westerner and yellow outside ﹣﹣ looking like a Chinese．

Do you know why？ Usually， ABCs know little about China or Chinese language． Most of them don't speak Chinese． Also， they are not interested in Chinese politics （政治）． But if ABCs can't speak Chinese． can we still call them Chinese people？ Yes， of course． They are Chinese． They are overseas （海外的） Chinese． These people may be citizens （公民） of other countries like the US， Canada or Singapore． But they have Chinese blood． Their parents， grandparents or even great﹣grandparents were from China． They all have black eyes and black hair． But they are not Chinese citizens． They are not people of China． For example， we all know the famous scientist C．N． Yang （杨振宁）． He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1957． Chinese people love him． But he is an American citizen．

（1）"ABC" in this passage means " 　　"．

A．	a kind of banana
B．	three English letters
C．	American﹣born﹣Chinese
D．	Chinese﹣born﹣America

（2）Chinese born in western countries are called "banana persons" because 　　.

A．	their bodies are white inside but yellow outside
B．	they think like westerners but look like Chinese
C．	they were born in China but go to study in America
D．	they were born in America but work in China

（3）The underlined word "blood" may probably mean 　　in the passage．

A．	血统
B．	洪水
C．	血样
D．	流血

（4）C． N． Yang is mentioned here to show that 　　．

A．	American Chinese are great
B．	Chinese people can win Nobel Prize
C．	American Chinese aren't Chinese citizens
D．	we don't like him

（5）This passage mainly talks about 　　．

A．	Chinese
B．	the Nobel Prize
C．	the story ofC.N．Yang
D．	the meaning of "ABC"

Our children grew up on peanut butter （花生酱） and jelly （果酱） sandwiches． The delicious jelly made them （1） 　　， and homemade was the best choice． I wasn't the jelly maker in this big family． My（2） 　　was． It was always there． Jelly making was just a way of life for her． She （3） 　　did it， following the same steps﹣from picking the fruit to setting the finished jelly on the shelf．

In April， my mother left us forever． We decided to （4） 　　potted things in the house． Each of us chose from the many pots of tomato juice， green beans and jelly． The other day I （5） 　　the jelly for a quick sandwich． I suddenly（6） 　　something that I had not paid attention to before． This was the last pot we would have from my mother's loving hands． Our children had never known a day without their grandmother's jelly． It seemed like such a small thing，（7） 　　it was a great treasure． Holding the last pot in my hand， my （8） 　　traveled back to the old days． I saw her crying on my wedding （婚礼）． I saw her （9） 　　and hugging our children．

I put the jelly back on the shelf． No longer was it just a pot of jelly．（10） 　　it was there， my mother would always live on．

（1）A． angry	B． disappointed	C． pleased	D． sad
（2）A sister	B． father	C． husband	D． mother
（3）A． never	B． always	C． hardly	D． seldom
（4）A． divide	B． sell	C． spare	D． waste
（5）A． ran away	B． took out	C． threw away	D． put away
（6）A． searched	B． created	C． discovered	D． realized
（7）A． or	B． and	C． but	D． so
（8）A． hair	B． memories	C． hands	D． head
（9）A． beating	B． picking	C． kissing	D． spreading
（10）A． As long as	B． As far as	C． As well as	D． As soon as

Everyone gets angry．Many things may make you angry．Maybe your teacher gave you too much

homework．Or maybe a friend borrowed your favorite video game and then broke it．You may get

angry when something doesn't go your way．Maybe you get mad at yourself when your team loses an important game．Or may be you become a road rager（路怒族）when a driver accidentally cuts in front of you．That makes you angry!You need to know what to do with your anger．Here are some things you can do when you feel angry：

*Talk to a friend you can trust．

*Count to ten．

*Get or give a hug．

*Take some exercise．

*Draw a picture of your anger．

*Play a video game．

*Run around the outside of the house five times as fast as you can．

*Sing along with the CD player．

*Think good thoughts（ maybe about a fun vacation or your favorite sport ）．

*Take a bike ride，go skating，play basketball﹣do something active!

Never getting angry is impossible．But when you are angry，you can do something and it can

make things better or worse．Don't let anger be the boss of you．Be in control of it!

46．In the passage，the writer gives us 　　pieces of advice．

A．	ten
B．	eleven
C．	twelve
D．	thirteen

47．The underlined part"when something doesn't go your way"probably means 　　

A．	when you get lost
B．	when you are on a wrong way
C．	when you meet with something difficult
D．	when things don't go as you imagine

48．If you run around the outside of your house five times，and your house is a circ le of 260 metes，so you'll run 　　．

A．	1，300 kilometers
B．	1，300 meters
C．	1，360 kilometers
D．	1，360 meters

49．As for doing with anger，which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage？ 　　

A．	Talk to a friend you believe．
B．	Get a hug．
C．	Have a fight with a friend
D．	Think good thoughts．

50．The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	how to deal with your anger
B．	letting anger be the boss of you
C．	doing something active when you're angry
D．	drinking more water when you're angry．

Jenny，from Germany，spent some time traveling in India．While she was there，she stayed with her Indian friend，Leela．However，there were language problems．It was very（36） 　　for her to communicate in the new environment，which was very different（37） 　　that of her own country．

One day，together with Leela，Jenny went to（38） 　　an orphanage（ 孤儿院）．All the children

there were very young．At first，Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with

hem．She went over to the children（39） 　　and sat beside them．After some time，one of the

children（40） 　　her．She felt a little relaxed and smiled back．Then she went close to the child．She slowly put her am around the child and started（41） 　　a song in German．The child kept smiling

and started repeating the words after her．The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang，but the rhythm（节奏）was the same．Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again．Wanting to join in the（42） 　　，another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm．'Then more children joined．They（43） 　　many smiles together．

From the other side of the hall，Leela was smiling and watching them．Noticing leela's eyes on her，Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart："See，I don't have any language problems．We（44） 　　speak and communicate!"At that moment，she understood：we're all simple human，

and we have the．（45） 　　to connect with each other．

36．A．nice	B．dangerous	C．difficult	D．easy
37．A．from	B．for	C．of	D．away
38．A．show	B．visit	C．build	D．improve
39．A．slowly	B．early	C．hardly	D．easily
40．A．looked at	B．laughed at	C．shouted at	D．smiled at
41．A．singing	B．writing	C．saying	D．playing
42．A．club	B．talk	C．fun	D．dance
43．A．forgot	B．remembered	C．shared	D．missed
44．A．can	B．must	C．need	D．should
45．A．pressure	B．mistake	C．custom	D．ability

As a child，I got angry quite easily and was not good at communicating with others．

I still remember it was an early autumn．Some （1） 　　 started to turn yellow and the weather became cool．One day，as I was getting ready for school，my mother carelessly handed me my father's vest（背心）instead of （2） 　　．At that time，I was getting to have a （3） 　　 size than my father，so when I put on the vest，I felt as if I wasn't able to breathe! I realized that it was a small mistake which was（4） 　　 by my mother，but somehow the breathless feeling was so strong that it made me very angry．My mother said sorry with a smile，but I shouted at her （5） 　　 thinking much． I got it off my body so wildly that I made a hole in it．I put on my own vest and rushed out of the house （6） 　　 my mother could stop me．

Later，my mother shared her bad feelings with my father，"See what your son has done．"Instead of saying he would scold （责备）or beat me，my father （7） 　　 asked my mother to mend the vest． Later when my mother told me about my father's response（反应），I felt terribly sorry for my bad behavior（行为）．My father's gentle kindness taught me a lesson which I would （8） 　　forget．

On that day，I decided not to let anger （9） 　　 me any longer． Of course，there are times when I am angry． However，whenever that happens，I will try to remember my father's （10） 　　．It always reminds（提醒）me to think about others' feelings when I get angry．

（1）A．books	B．walls	C．photos	D．leaves
（2）A．hers	B．his	C．mine	D．ours
（3）A．thinner	B．smaller	C．larger	D．shorter
（4）A．given	B．made	C．shown	D．chosen
（5）A．without	B．about	C．with	D．of
（6）A．after	B．before	C．when	D．since
（7）A．sadly	B．angrily	C．bravely	D．quietly
（8）A．never	B．often	C．always	D．sometimes
（9）A．forget	B．help	C．leave	D．control
（10）A．vest	B．school	C．anger	D．mistake